Wall plug for use with gas



Nov. 17, 1925. 1,561,950

w.- SMITH WALL PLUG FOR USE WITH GAS Filed July 1924 ifib/IES 5/1/77;

Patented Nov. 17, 1925.

UNITED STATES WILKES SMITH, OF WACO, TEXAS.

WALL PLUG FOR USE WITH GAS.

Application filed. July 26, 1924. Serial No. 728,387.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILKES SMITH, citizen of the United States,'residingat aco, in the county of McLennon and State of Texas, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in fall Plugs for Use with Gras. ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to wall plugs especially adapted for use inconnection with Briefly stated, an important object of this invention isto provide a wall plug having a base plate which may be conveniently applied to a base board or any other desired place to effectively concealthe gas valve or cook and to provide a storage space for the hose whennot in use.

A further object is to provide a wall plug of the character specifiedwhich is of highly simplified construction, neat in appearance, andcheap to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will'be apparent during the course of thefollowing description. I

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame,

Figure 1 is a perspective of the improved wall plug in use;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the improved P s;

Fig. 3 is a detail horizontal sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown apreferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 desi nates a wallhaving abase board 6 which, as illustrated in Fig. 3, is formed with amore or less elongated opening 7. The opening 7 receives the valve orcook 9 of a gas line and is provided with an externally ribbed stem 10to which a flexible hose 12 may be detachably connected in the usual andwell known manner. When the hose 12 is not in use it may be positionedin the opening or compartment 7 and concealed by the closure or door 14of a base plate 16.

The base plate 16 may be of brass or other metal and extends entirelyover the opening 7 and is secured to the base board 6 by means offastening screws 18 or other suitable fastening devices. The door 14which is separately and hingedly connected to the base plate 16 asindicated at 20 may be swung to open position for exposingthe hose 12 orfor aifording access to the handle 22 of the valve 9. It is thus seenthat the compartment '7 not only. forms a hose receiving means, but

turning the gas off or on will not in any Way disturb and possiblyloosen the connection of the hose 12 with the stem 10. In other words,the door 14 which when opened affords access to the handle 22, at notime comes in contact with the attaching portion of the hose 12, andconsequently the door will not cause a leaky connection between the hoseand the stem. Furthermore the door 14 is spaced from destructive orwearing contact with the hose 12 and consequently the hose will not becaused to unravel as the result of frequent opening and closing of thedoor.

The base plate 16 is also provided with a closure 26 ivotally supportedas indicated at 28 and adapted to be arranged directly in front of theoutwardly extending stem 10 to which the hose is connected.

In use the hose 12 may be slipped onto the externally ribbed stem 10 andafter the door 14 is opened the handle 22 is turned to start the flow ofgas to a floor lamp 28 or the like. It is understood, of course, thatthis invention is not in any way restricted to use in connection'with afloor lamp, as it may be used in connection with small gas burners forcooking purposes and for any other purpose found desirable.

The hose 12 may be detached and placed within the compartment 7 ifdesired or it may be allowed to remain connected to the gas using unitsuch as the floor lamp. When the outlet is not in use the doors 14 and26 are closed and will be positioned flush with the outer surface of thebase plate 16 and thereby completely conceal the gas valve and possiblythe hose.

The improved wall plug which may be said to include the valve 9, thecompartment or opening 7 and the base plate 16 may be easily applied toa wall or to the base board without the exercise of unusual skill, andFigure 3 plainly shows that the compartment 7 is extended into the wall5 a suificient distance to provide for the manipulation of the handle22. 1

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. In a Wall plug for use with gas the combination of a valve positionedin an opening in a wall and having a body stem and a valve handle, abase plate extending over said opening and having a door pivoteddirectly thereon and arranged outwardly of said stern and adapted to beopened to per init a gas hose to be connected to the StQDL said baseplate being provided at one side of said first nained door with a seconddoor directly hinged to said base plate and ai tording access to thehandle of said valve, said second nained door being" spaced fromdestructive contact with that portion of the hose Which is connected tosaid stern.

2. As an article of manufacture, the base plate adapted to be extendedover a valve receiving opening to conceal the opening and the valvetherein and being provided with a hinged door adapted to be positionedoutwardly of the valve and opened to permit a gas hose to be connectedto the valve, said base plate being provided at one side of said firstnamed door with a second door directly hinged to the base plate anda'tlordino' access to the handle of said valve, said second named doorbeing spaced from destructive contact with that portion of the hosewhich is connected to the valve.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILKES SMITH.

